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    mardi 19 mai 2015

    W A R by El Solitario

    Some might find this release anachronistic, but for ESMC this film constitutes a milestone and we can’t but celebrate. Countless tough decisions, bruised prides and forgotten regrets set it above the rest. It was 18 months ago, when we engaged in the realization of our most ambitious visual adventure. Best hopes were in place but thy justice is not for the novice. Three cameras, in hands of good spirited cubs, frantically lost in a mare magnum of drunks and freaks. Little survival chance our crew had, if not steered by the whip of the always immaculate but merciless “Peliqueiros". Said to be the oldest documented carnival on the planet, "O Entroido de Laza" with os “Peliqueiros" at the helm is one of the wildest, darkest and most beautiful ceremonies we ever had the chance to watch. The “Peliqueiro", totem and tabu of the Lazan Carnival, pushes the villagers with their runs and whips to an ancestral catharsis worth fighting for. It is said that by such, they open a bridge between our world and the next, incarnating the dead they purify the pagans, becoming sacred, untouchables! They are the real stars of this piece and they behaved as such from start to end. 18 months took us to be able to release something we could live with. Endless nights, and not few fights, trying to organize hours of powerful as fuck and beyond the fantastic, all screwed up footage. 
    Only one minute eighteen seconds survived the burn, blood and tears but will certainly leave no one in state of indifference. 
    To them, and to those that gave us their precious time we shout fist in the air: - Let there be the light!@#$ -

    W A R from El Solitario on Vimeo.

    WRC Portugal ; Drivers get first sight of northern stages – and approve


    At the end of the first day of the recce for this year’s Vodafone Rally de Portugal, the drivers seem to like the stages that will form the completely new route for the vast majority of crews competing this year. 
    Last used in 2001, the northern stages differ from those in the southern Algarve region significantly. 
    According to the drivers, this year’s roads are more open and flowing and those which make up the first day of the event appear to use a softer, sandier base. 
    Explaining, Citroen Total Abu Dhabi WRT driver and Rally Argentina winner, Kris Meeke, said; “The stages look really nice – really good condition. Some are deceptive – they have a hard base and could be bumpy but generally, very nice. In the south, there are a lot of blind crests and corners but here, it is more simple and if you don't have so much experience, it could be a little more enjoyable, as you can see where the road goes more.”
    M-Sport WRT’s Elfyn Evans echoed Meeke’s feeling but added a word of caution; “The stages are very nice and have a really mixed character. I think it will be interesting to see how the surface holds up. It looks good but I think it could get rougher for the second pass, as the roads aren't long repaired.” He mentioned the recent re-grading of the roads in preparation for the rally, after the wet winter. 
    Hyundai Motorsport’s Thierry Neuville was impressed with the scenery in the region of Friday’s stages, close to the Lima river north if Oporto. “The stages are looking really nice – it is beautiful on top of the hills. I’m looking forward to seeing the more southern stages tomorrow [Wednesday].”
    Two of the competitors in WRC2 – Nasser Al-Attiyah and Esapekka Lappi, driving the brand-new Skoda Fabia R5 – were also mindful of the possibility of changing road conditions as the event progresses. 
    Lappi said; “The stages are faster generally but the surface is a little soft, so I don’t know how it will survive. The second run through will be rougher, I think”
    Al-Attiyah also predicted a challenging event; “I think it will be a tough rally, not an easy one. But I am very happy to be here. I have never been in the north of the country and the roads are very nice – completely different from the south but the same for everyone.” 
    Tomorrow (Wednesday) sees the crews complete the second of the two recce days, this time the five separate stretches of road to the east of Oporto that form the third and fourth days of the event. 
    At the end of the first day of the recce for this year’s Vodafone Rally de Portugal, the drivers seem to like the stages that will form the completely new route for the vast majority of crews competing this year. 
    Last used in 2001, the northern stages differ from those in the southern Algarve region significantly. 
    According to the drivers, this year’s roads are more open and flowing and those which make up the first day of the event appear to use a softer, sandier base. 
    Explaining, Citroen Total Abu Dhabi WRT driver and Rally Argentina winner, Kris Meeke, said; “The stages look really nice – really good condition. Some are deceptive – they have a hard base and could be bumpy but generally, very nice. In the south, there are a lot of blind crests and corners but here, it is more simple and if you don't have so much experience, it could be a little more enjoyable, as you can see where the road goes more.”
    M-Sport WRT’s Elfyn Evans echoed Meeke’s feeling but added a word of caution; “The stages are very nice and have a really mixed character. I think it will be interesting to see how the surface holds up. It looks good but I think it could get rougher for the second pass, as the roads aren't long repaired.” He mentioned the recent re-grading of the roads in preparation for the rally, after the wet winter. 
    Hyundai Motorsport’s Thierry Neuville was impressed with the scenery in the region of Friday’s stages, close to the Lima river north if Oporto. “The stages are looking really nice – it is beautiful on top of the hills. I’m looking forward to seeing the more southern stages tomorrow [Wednesday].”
    Two of the competitors in WRC2 – Nasser Al-Attiyah and Esapekka Lappi, driving the brand-new Skoda Fabia R5 – were also mindful of the possibility of changing road conditions as the event progresses. 
    Lappi said; “The stages are faster generally but the surface is a little soft, so I don’t know how it will survive. The second run through will be rougher, I think”
    Al-Attiyah also predicted a challenging event; “I think it will be a tough rally, not an easy one. But I am very happy to be here. I have never been in the north of the country and the roads are very nice – completely different from the south but the same for everyone.” 
    Tomorrow (Wednesday) sees the crews complete the second of the two recce days, this time the five separate stretches of road to the east of Oporto that form the third and fourth days of the event. 


    La saison WorldSBK 2015 se poursuit à Donington Park / WorldSBK crosses the channel for Round 6


    La sixième manche de la saison a lieu ce week-end en Grande-Bretagne.

    Le légendaire circuit de Donington Park accueille cette semaine la sixième manche du Championnat du Monde eni FIM Superbike. Situé dans les East Midlands, à 20 kilomètres de Derby et 30 kilomètres de Leicester, Donington Park fut inauguré en 1931 et devint un circuit permanent deux ans plus tard.
    Donington occupe une place particulière dans l'histoire du WorldSBK puisque le circuit avait accueilli l'épreuve d'ouverture de la première édition du championnat en 1988. Le Britannique Roger Burnett avait alors décroché sa première, et finalement unique, pole position avant que les Italiens Davide Tardozzi et Marco Lucchinelli ne remportent les deux courses. Les résultats avaient à l'époque été combinés pour qu'il n'y ait qu'un seul vainqueur, qui fut Lucchinelli. Le championnat adopta dès la manche suivante son traditionnel format à deux courses aux résultats séparés, encore en vigueur aujourd'hui.
    Quatre Britanniques mènent le classement WorldSBK 2015 avant l'épreuve de ce week-end mais seuls deux d'entre eux ont déjà gagné à Donington. Tom Sykes est après Carl Fogarty l'un des pilotes avec le meilleur palmarès sur le circuit et y avait remporté le doublé en 2013 comme en 2014. Le Champion du Monde 2013 avait aussi impressionné en 2008, lorsqu'il avait fini deuxième en wildcard derrière Troy Bayliss.
    Le pilote phare de la saison 2015 est cependant son coéquipier Jonathan Rea, qui avait remporté la seconde course de Donington en 2012 suite à ce que Leon Haslam et Marco Melandri, alors sur BMW, se soient percutés dans le dernier virage. Haslam souhaitera évidemment éviter un tel scénario ce week-end et espèrera se relancer à Donington après les épreuves d'Aragón, d'Assen et d'Imola, qui sont parmi les circuits qui lui réussissent le moins, et surtout après avoir subi l'une des plus grosses chutes de sa carrière lors de la seconde course en Italie. Le pilote Aprilia a l'intention de revenir dans la course au titre et de le faire dès ce week-end, devant ses fans, ses amis et sa famille.
    Son coéquipier Jordi Torres est devenu à Imola le premier Espagnol à monter sur le podium en WorldSBK depuis l'illustre Carlos Checa. Il sera de nouveau sur un circuit où il n'a jamais couru ce week-end tandis que Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing-Ducati SBK Team) sera déterminé à marquer un maximum de points après deux coûteux abandons à Imola. En pole position et sur le podium dès son retour à la compétition, son coéquipier Davide Giugliano aura l'occasion de confirmer ses excellentes performances réalisées en Italie, où il avait fini troisième et quatrième de ce qui était en fait son premier week-end de courses de l'année.
    L'épreuve anglaise pourrait être cruciale pour le Pata Honda World Superbike Team et Voltcom Crescent Suzuki. Les deux équipes recherchent davantage de régularité après un début de saison globalement en dessous de leurs attentes. Le team Suzuki, basé à Dorset, a considérablement augmenté sa charge de travail en changeant de package électronique lors du week-end d'Aragón. Alex Lowes avait fini sur le podium à Donington l'an dernier tandis que son coéquipier Randy de Puniet retrouvera un circuit où il n'a plus couru depuis 2009. Le Français avait alors signé le deuxième de ses deux podiums en MotoGP en prenant la troisième place d'une course affectée par la pluie.
    Chez Honda, le Champion en titre Sylvain Guintoli a enregistré à Imola son second abandon de la saison 2015, après celui qui avait mis fin à la plus longue série de courses finies dans les points de l'histoire du WorldSBK. Michael van der Mark a aussi eu un week-end difficile en Italie après son double podium d'Assen et sera lui aussi en quête de progrès.
    Leon Camier (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) était monté sur le podium de Donington en 2011, lorsqu'il courait aux côtés de Max Biaggi chez Aprilia. Le pilote anglais avait fait ses débuts en WorldSBK sur le même circuit deux ans plus tôt, en wildcard avec l'Airwaves Yamaha Team, avec lequel il avait remporté le titre 2009 du British Superbike.
    Remplacé par Michel Fabrizio à Imola, Nico Terol (Althea Racing) devrait être de retour ce week-end, sur un circuit où il a déjà couru en Grand Prix. Leandro Mercado (Barni Racing Ducati), Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia) et Roman Ramos (Team Go Eleven) seront eux aussi en quête d'un bon résultat, tout comme le rookie français Christophe Ponsson, qui avait rejoint le Team Pedercini juste avant l'épreuve d'Imola et qui s'est classé dans les points trois fois depuis le début de la saison.
    La première séance d'essais WorldSBK de la semaine commence vendredi à 10h, heure locale.

    Donington Park scene of latest encounter.

    The legendary Donington Park circuit will play host to the sixth round of the eni FIM Superbike World Championship this weekend. The English venue is located in the East Midlands, 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Derby and 30 kilometres (19 miles) from Leicester. It was inaugurated in 1931 and became a permanent racing circuit two years later.
    Donington is particularly special in World Superbike history, as it hosted the very first race event in 1988. Home rider Roger Burnett picked up his first and what proved to be only pole position before Italians Davide Tardozzi and Marco Lucchinelli triumphed in the two heats, with Lucchinelli coming out the overall winner. This would prove to be the only round split into two heats, with the two-race format known today coming in for the following event.
    Heading to England in 2015, four British riders head up the World Championship, but only two of them have ever won at Donington. Tom Sykes is the second most successful British rider at the track after only Carl Fogarty, having done the double for the last two years. Sykes also impressed in 2008, finished second as a wildcard rider while Troy Bayliss celebrated victory.
    Without doubt, Jonathan Rea is the British rider generating headlines this season. Perhaps his best Donington memory is that of 2012, when he won the second race after the BMWs of Leon Haslam and Marco Melandri came together at the last corner. Haslam will certainly be hoping to avoid such drama this weekend; he heads to Donington off the back of three ‘bogey circuits’ for him in Aragon, Assen and Imola, with his second race in Italy having featured one of the biggest crashes of his racing career. The Aprilia rider is now attempting to put the title attack back on track in front of his many fans, friends and family members at Donington.
    Elsewhere, Jordi Torres has become the first Spanish rider to collect a World Superbike podium trophy since Carlos Checa. However, he has another new track to learn. On the other hand, Chaz Davies will be praying for race finishes and a strong haul of points following two very costly race retirements – both because of matters beyond the rider’s control – last time out. However, team-mate Davide Giugliano took the paddock by storm two weekends ago, dramatically clinching pole position before picking up a Race 1 rostrum finish; all the more impressive considering this was his first round back since his pre-season testing crash.
    The UK Round could be a telling one for the respective Pata Honda World Superbike Team and Voltcom Crescent Suzuki; both are still looking for the consistent rate of success they yearned at the start of the campaign. For the Suzuki outfit, based in Dorset, the learning curve has increased in size since the introduction of a new electronics package from the Aragón Round onwards. Last year, Alex Lowes finished on the podium at Donington.

    Randy de Puniet last raced in Donington Park in 2009, when he clinched the second of his two career MotoGP podium finishes, taking third behind current MotoGP front-runner Andrea Dovizioso and two-time WorldSBK Champion Colin Edwards on a very, very wet day.
    At Honda, memories of the longest ever run of consecutive points finishes are but a distant memory for reigning World Champion Sylvain Guintoli, who at Imola registered a second non-finish of 2015, while Michael van der Mark also had a difficult weekend following the heroics of Assen when the Dutchman clinched top three finishes in both of his home races.
    Leon Camier (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) is another rider with a Donington Park podium to his name, having finished on the rostrum racing alongside Max Biaggi at Aprilia in 2011. The Kent rider had made his World Superbike debut at the circuit two years earlier, as a wildcard with the Airwaves Yamaha Team with which he won the 2009 British Superbike crown.
    Expected to return to action is Nico Terol, who was replaced at Althea Racing by Michel Fabrizio for Imola. Terol had been injured in the previous gathering at Assen and now hopes to be back in action at a circuit he knows from his Grand Prix racing days. Others are looking to back up a strong Imola performance as Leandro Mercado (Barni Racing Ducati), Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia) and Roman Ramos (Team Go Eleven) strive for success.
    Donington Park’s opening World Superbike practice session commences at 10am local time (GMT +1) on Friday.

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    Le Team ORECA prêt à débuter son aventure en rallye


    Le Team ORECA entame son programme en WRC2 et WRC3 lors du Rallye du Portugal, où il engagera deux équipages : Eric Camilli et Benjamin Veillas à bord d’une Ford Fiesta R5 en WRC2, ainsi que Teemu Suninen et Mikko Markulla aux commandes d’une DS3 R3 Max en WRC3. Accompagnant les deux pilotes membres du Junior Driver Development Programme de TMG, l’équipe tricolore joue la carte de l’humilité. Elle effectuera à l’occasion de l’épreuve lusitanienne son retour en rallye, discipline où elle a déjà été couronnée de succès.
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    Hugues de Chaunac : « L’humilité est le mot d’ordre »
    Habitué aux joutes de l’endurance depuis de nombreuses saisons, y compris au sein du projet Le Mans de l’équipe officielle Toyota, ORECA s’apprête à retrouver le monde des rallyes. L’écurie française y a décroché de nombres victoires au début des années 2000, aux niveaux national, européen et même mondial chez les Juniors. C’est d’ailleurs en misant sur la jeunesse que le Team ORECA effectue ce retour, alignant deux pilotes prometteurs en WRC2 et WRC3.
    « Les nouveautés seront nombreuses à l’occasion de ce Rallye du Portugal »précise Hugues de Chaunac, Président du Groupe ORECA. « Le team est encore dans une phase de découverte de nos pilotes, mais aussi des deux autos, et nous n’avons plus couru en rallye depuis plusieurs années. Pour toutes ces raisons, l’humilité est le mot d’ordre. C’est d’autant plus vrai que le niveau du WRC2 est particulièrement élevé. Nous allons ainsi être confrontés à des équipes et pilotes aguerris, qui sont très performants. Nous avons l’expérience, mais nous devons reprendre nos marques face à ces spécialistes. La motivation est grande, tout comme l’impatience de retrouver un terrain qui nous a manqué… et de nous situer dans la hiérarchie. Les pilotes comme le team connaissent leur mission : apprendre ou ré-apprendre, ne pas commettre d’erreur et être à l’arrivée. Ces trois composantes ne sont pas dissociables et déterminent notre état d’esprit. J’ai confiance en tout le monde pour faire ce qu’il faut pour être compétitif. »
    Eric Camilli : « L’envie de bien faire est forte »
    Membre de l’Équipe de France FFSA Rallye, Eric Camilli a intégré le Junior Driver Development Programme de TMG. Et s’il a déjà roulé en WRC2, avec notamment une prestation remarquée lors du dernier Rallye Monte-Carlo, le Niçois fera ses premiers pas en compétition avec une quatre roues motrices sur la terre. Ses objectifs ont donc été définis en conséquence. « Nous allons découvrir l’épreuve, ainsi que la terre avec ce type de voiture. Notre but est clairement de prendre le plus d’expérience pour cela il faut d’abord finir le rallye » explique Eric. « Nous avons beaucoup à apprendre. Il faudra dans un premier temps prendre nos repères. Nous allons prendre les spéciales les unes après les autres en tentant de progresser de manière continue. L’envie de bien faire est forte. »
    Eric Camilli et Benjamin Veillas évolueront au cœur d’une catégorie WRC2 impressionnante, tant par le nombre de concurrents que par leur qualité. « La liste des engagés est incroyable et nous savons que notre mission ne sera pas facile compte tenu du niveau. Mais c’est dans la difficulté que l’on s’améliore le plus. Nous ne pouvions pas espérer meilleur révélateur. Nos essais se sont bien passés et nous ont placés sur une bonne dynamique. Le feeling est rapidement passé. »
    Teemu Suninen : « Engranger le maximum d’expérience »
    A 21 ans seulement, Teemu Suninen prendra son deuxième départ en WRC3, le premier s’étant soldé par une victoire sur son territoire, en Finlande, l’an dernier. Le Rallye du Portugal sera synonyme de découvertes pour le jeune scandinave, copiloté par Mikko Markulla et également membre du Junior Driver Development Programme de TMG. « Ce rallye est complètement nouveau pour moi, donc mon objectif est d’engranger un maximum d’expérience et d’être à l’arrivée » confie Teemu.
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    « J’ai développé mon système de notes pour m’adapter davantage aux spéciales européennes et nous avons réalisé une bonne séance de tests. Je vais devoir m’adapter à nouveau à une voiture deux roues motrices. La clé est d’attaquer fort tout en restant sur la route sans connaître le moindre problème. Je suis enthousiaste et impatient d’entamer cette saison ! »
    Afin de préparer ce Rallye du Portugal, le Team ORECA a effectué une séance d’essais dans le sud de la France. Cinq autres manches seront au programme de l’équipe en cette saison 2015.

    Sir Peter Ustinov’s DB4 one of many surprises at 2015 Bonhams Aston sale


    The annual Bonhams sale at Newport Pagnell once again threw up some big numbers – and a few surprises – with two 1960s convertibles selling for more than £1.5m each, and a 1990 Virage selling well for £74,300…
    In total, the 16th single-marque sale held by Bonhams at the Aston Works HQ grossed a record £10,280,275, a figure buoyed by the £1.5m sales of the ex-Sir Peter Ustinov 1962 DB4 Series IV Vantage Convertible, and the 1966 Aston Martin DB5 Convertible uprated to ‘Vantage’ specification. The charming provenance of the former helped to coax bids well beyond the £1m upper estimate and on to £1,513,500, while the latter brought £1,524,700 – the new body and chassis it received post-accident in the 1980s proving no obstacle.

    Unloved models make a comeback

    Even in barn-find condition, DB2s struggled to find buyers – and were perhaps victims of a wider-market generational shift towards more recent classics. A 1952 DB2 Drophead formerly owned by the ex-Prince of Sweden brought a modest £225,500 (estimate £250,000 - £300,000), while the low-mileage 1990 Virage sailed well beyond its £40,000 - £50,000 estimate and on to a respectable £74,300. The two Lagonda saloons offered both brought around 50% more than their estimates suggested (sales of £98,940 and £50,600), with appetites possibly whetted by the new Lagonda Taraf saloon enjoying a UK debut in the attached showroom.
    Photos: Bonhams
    You can find many more Aston Martins for sale in the Classic Driver Market.

    SATORA DESIGN R1100GS


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    GS Scrambler 1 THUMB
    An adventure motorcycle skulking in the garage, like a dodgy passport and a wad of notes hiding beneath a floorboard, a fast pass to instant freedom. Get on it and go. Any place you please.
    The BMW GS series has long been regarded as the ultimate country crosser, dreams fuelled by Ted Simon’s Jupiter’s Travels and Robert Edison Fulton Jr’s One Man Caravan have for many been bought to thumping, visceral life by the trusty GS. The older models even looked the part, the images of Helge Pedersen roping his 81′ R80GS through a jungle and navigating the Darién Gap with the GS slung precariously across a canoe are truly the stuff of wanderlust fantasy. But unfortunately, by the time Charlie and Ewan set out on their Long Way Round expedition the ever capable GS had surrendered it’s matinee idol looks for a cross eyed cyborg suit.
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    Hervé Lurton craved a GS, its peerless reliability and dynamic abilities ticked all of his motorcycling boxes, but the visuals were never going to satisfy his creative eye.
    “I love these machines for their robustness and the security they provide but from my point of view, they are not very successful aesthetically.”
    Inevitably, a plan began to form.
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    From his small workshop in Quiberon, France, Hervé began plotting the transformation of his newly acquired 1100GS donor.
    “I begin each project by making drawings and I perceived that if I could replace the stock tank with an old 7 series reservoir it could have a great vintage look. The biggest challenge of this transformation has been the integration of this tank.”
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    To maintain the classic exterior proportions of the vintage tank, Hervé had to get creative with the underside. He fabricated a new 20 litre epoxy carbon tank that would sit on the frame and completely disappear beneath the hollowed out receptacle of old. Needless to say achieving this required much fiddling and problem solving but when the tank eventually sat just so, Hervé knew the rest of the project would fall into place.
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    The engine and running gear of the donor machine was all in tip top, full BMW service history condition, so with the fuel storage sorted, a new seat pan was next on the agenda. For entire days spent in the saddle crossing continents, a little more padding may be preferable, but Hervé’s day to day riding sees him taking short hops amongst the roads and lanes of his picturesque sea side town and for that, the beautiful brown leather perch acquits itself admirably.
    Hervé is a complete one man team, building under the banner of Satora Design. From the composite tank building to the stitching on the seat, every element was built by his own hands, even the paint job fell within his skills set.
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    Up front Hervé assembled a housing for the yellowed headlight and warning lights. He mounted the speedometer in front of this unit, enabling him to  keep the whole set up super tight to the Telelever forks, lending the front end a flat tracker aesthetic. A stainless steel pipe declares the Beemer’s advances through the hills via a classic Supertrapp muffler. Colour matched grips, an underslung mirror and minimal mudguards finish up the detailing.
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    Hervé has succeeded in serving up a machine that has lost none of its fearsome globe trotting reputation whilst adding a slice of rugged retro handsome to the recipe. If, or more likely when he decides to see just how far afield his steed can carry him, he will certainly turn plenty of heads on the journey. Be sure to strap it down tightly if you end up putting it in a canoe Hervé.
    Keep and eye on his work via the website or Facebook page.
    via The Bike Shed

    Racing fans flock to 2015 Donington Historic Festival

    If you value highly competitive historic racing above any other form of motoring event, the Donington Historic Festival should be right at the top of your to-do list…
    Organised by enthusiasts for enthusiasts, Donington Park’s early-May Bank Holiday weekend three-day historic racing event attracts large entries of historic Grand Prix, Formula 2, Formula Junior, Touring Cars and Sportscar categories – fitting attractions for a track that, in its past, has played host to the likes of Nuvolari and Senna. Exploring the paddock, the diverse range and quality of cars is quite incredible – as these stunning images from photographer Tim Brown illustrate.

    All the action

    Access-all-area spectator tickets and slick planning mean that the event remains a success, year after year. For the teams, drivers and racing fans, the on-track action is also second to none. Among the entrants, JD Classics brought along no fewer than four cars, including a rare Lister Costin driven to second place in the Stirling Moss Trophy for pre-1961 sports cars, by Chris Ward.
    New for 2015, the inaugural HSCC Jaguar Heritage Challenge for pre-1966 Jaguar racing cars (won by the E-type of O’Connell/Kirkaldy) added a further touch of glamour to what remains a very ‘genuine’ historic motor racing event.
    Photos: Tim Brown for Classic Driver
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    Advanced horse racing, with the Ferrari 430 Scuderia


    The appeal of modern, limited-production Ferraris has already been strongly illustrated this year through rising values. So how about an ultra-low-mileage 430 Scuderia in an unorthodox, yet surprisingly fitting colour?
    At its sale in Towcester on 23 May 2015, Silverstone Auctions will offer a tempting Ferrari 430 Scuderia, one of roughly 2,500 built by Ferrari – and its odometer displays a mere 85km from new. But perhaps even more alluring is the colour combination of Grigio Medio 751 (a colour offered in the 1950s and 1960s) with full red Alcantara leather, the only ‘Scud’ offered in such a permutation. The 2009 car, which sports a number of additional factory options, is estimated to fetch £230,000 to £250,000 when it goes under the hammer – a significant sum when you consider the original purchase price was between those two figures. But should Ferrari’s ultra-focused specials such as the 360 Challenge Stradale, 430 Scuderia and 458 Speciale continue to flourish in terms of values, it could prove to be a sound investment. And if not, you’d still own one of the most accomplished driver’s cars of the noughties.
     
    Photos: Silverstone Auctions
    All lots from Silverstone Auctions’ sale on 23 May 2015 can be found in the Classic Driver Market.

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